The culture of different areas ― what people see others around them doing, the habits they adopt — tends to perpetuate the differences in life expectancy over time. (Photo: Shutterstock)
In an era when "deaths of despair" — from substance abuse and suicide — are on the rise among middle-aged Americans, those who reach age 65 are living longer than ever.
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